Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass, when thou hearest the sound of the stepping at the heads of the mulberries, then thou goest out into battle, for God hath gone out before thee to smite the camp of the Philistines.’ King James Bible And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. Hebrew As soon asוִ֠יהִי (wî·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be you hear כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ (kə·šā·mə·‘ă·ḵā) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the sound ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of marching הַצְּעָדָה֙ (haṣ·ṣə·‘ā·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6807: A march, an, ankle-chain in the tops בְּרָאשֵׁ֣י (bə·rā·šê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7218: The head of the balsam trees, הַבְּכָאִ֔ים (hab·bə·ḵā·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1057: The weeping tree then אָ֖ז (’āz) Adverb Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore move out תֵּצֵ֣א (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to battle, בַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (ḇam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war because this will mean that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction God הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative has marched out יָצָ֤א (yā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim before you לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face to strike לְהַכּ֖וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5221: To strike the camp מַחֲנֵ֥ה (ma·ḥă·nêh) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army of the Philistines.” פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia |